Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 516 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.
I am Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom
Don't Brag About Tomorrow - Proverbs 27:1-14
Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. Today is Day 516 of our Trek and it is Wisdom Wednesday.  Every Wednesday along life’s trails we dig for the nuggets of wisdom that are found within the book of Proverbs.  Today we will explore the 1st half of chapter 27.

We are broadcasting from our studio at ‘The Big House’ in Marietta, OH.   The open house that we had this past Saturday turned out very nice.  We had about 50 people in attendance over the three-hour window.  We enjoyed talking with everyone and showing the house.  Most of them had not been inside, and with the renovations that we completed over the past few years, it was fun giving tours, which Paula is very good at.  We are truly blessed to be stewards of the house which my great-grandparents built.  Few families have the rich history that we are part of.  God has been gracious to us as a family.  We do realize all that we have is just on loan to us for the few years that God grants us life, and it is up to us to be good stewards with what He has provided to us.  We look forward to many years of continued renovations and enjoyment of the home, but realize that it is God who grants us the ability and life to carry on.  Because of this, we are careful to follow the exhortation found in verse 1:
Don’t Brag About Tomorrow
Let’s start our trek as we explore verses 1-14:
More Proverbs of Solomon
1 Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
God is the one who controls every breath that we take.  If we go through life with pride believing that our success and advancement is because of us, then we miss this point.  While we should plan and prepare for the future, we must realize that God is ultimately the giver of life and all that we have.


2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
We should not be hasty in promoting and praising of ourselves.  While it is crucial to have a healthy self-image, we do not need to publically proclaim it. We should remain quietly confident.   It is far better for others to proclaim it, if we are worthy of any praise.


3 A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Stone and sand are among the heaviest of all materials known to humans.  While we can physically be crushed by these elements, there is an even heavier emotional weight on us. We all desire to be loved and respected, and when we are resented by others, it will crush us emotionally, because the resentment is heavy in our soul.


4 Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
Anger is cruel to both the person who is dishing it out and to those that are on the receiving end.  Anger and wrath will drown the recipient like a flood.  There is one additional emotion that is even worst, and that is being the victim of jealousy, it can destroy you emotionally, and it will also destroy the person who is the initiator of that jealousy.


5 An open rebuke
is better than hidden love!
A person who is truly concerned for your well-being is willing to correct and rebuke you when you go astray, or are heading into danger.  It is their love for you that compels them.  This is much better than them not saying anything because they feel it may offend you.  True love is honest love.




6 Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
In the same thought, a friend is willing to cause temporary pain to avert long-term destructi...